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A video of a 28-year-old Chinese woman crying about never having a boyfriend has gone viral on the internet.

China's job fairs are making a comeback after being forced online by COVID-19 for three years, but subdued wages and less abundant offerings in sectors exposed to weakening external demand point to an uneven and guarded economic recovery.

Bao Fan is the CEO of China Renaissance Holdings, one of the country's top investment firms.

China blasts US over 'hysterical' balloon claim

Birkin bagmaker Hermes said that wealthy Chinese clients snapped up its products in the fourth quarter even as the rest of the luxury sector took a hit from rising COVID infections, helping it beat sales and margin forecasts.

Oil prices fluctuated in a narrow range on Thursday as it weighed a large build in U.S. crude inventories and hopes for a Chinese demand recovery.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reportedly stalled its ongoing investigation into the origins of Covid-19.

JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s head of trading sees China as its largest potential overseas market as the bank aims to expand its international business.

Chinese search engine giant Baidu on Tuesday said it was developing an AI-powered chatbot, as tech giants rush to match the success of ChatGPT, a hugely popular language app that has sparked a gold rush in artificial intelligence technology.

Emerging market bond and equity funds received heavy inflows in January after a dry patch last year, aided by China's reopening and softening inflation pressures worldwide.

Sixteen Hong Kong pro-democracy figures face trial on Monday, more than two years after their arrest, in what some observers say is a landmark case for the city's judicial independence under a national security law imposed by Beijing.

The craft spent several days flying over North America, ratcheting up tensions between Washington and Beijing.

Europe's fears have deepened in the wake of economic and supply crises sparked by the Covid pandemic and war in Ukraine.

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday raised its 2023 global growth outlook slightly.

Oil steadied on Wednesday after a decline in the previous session, as a rise in U.S. crude inventories and global recession worries countered optimism for a demand recovery in China.

A man in China was served the deadly blue-ringed octopus at a restaurant in Guangdong province.

The focus of the luxury industry is shifting back to China, with hopes that its high-end spenders will once again splurge on designer goods during Lunar New Year festivities as Beijing relaxes COVID curbs after three long years.

President Xi Jinping Wednesday expressed concerns over the spread of the virus in rural China, much of which lacks medical resources.

European shares climbed on Friday, as optimistic investors gauged the potential impact of a week-long Lunar New Year holidays after China lifted its COVID-19 curbs, even as concerns over global economic slowdown continued to sap sentiment.

Officials have said that as of Wednesday, 480 million people have travelled across the country since January 7.

The actions and potential implications of several countries, including Russia, North Korea, China, and Iran indicates that change is occurring in these countries and their actions have the potential to affect the global order. The US has the power and capability to assist and influence events in these countries, but should do so in a way that avoids being perceived as meddling. The US should work to deter expansionist behavior by China in the Indo-Pacific region and to calm tensions with North Korea.

Taiwan's foreign minister has warned of a possible Chinese invasion in the year 2027 when Xi Jinping would be seeking a fourth term as president.

Luxury retailers Richemont and Burberry said they were optimistic that consumers in China would start spending again, helping offset three years of upheaval from the government's strict COVID-19 lockdowns and soaring infections.

Oil prices rose on Wednesday to their highest since early December on optimism that the lifting of China's strict COVID-19 curbs will lead to a fuel demand recovery in the world's top oil importer.

The figure refers only to deaths at medical facilities, with the total number likely to be higher.

Britain criticised on Thursday what it said was the systematic erosion of freedoms in Hong Kong by the Chinese government and a crackdown on free speech by authorities in the former British colony, drawing an angry response from China.

Almost 90 percent of people in China's third most populous province have now been infected with Covid-19, a top official said Monday, as the country battles an unprecedented surge in cases.

Oil extended gains on Monday, rising more than 3% after China's move to reopen its borders boosted the outlook for fuel demand and overshadowed global recession concerns.

Major stock markets mostly climbed Monday and oil prices rallied, building on optimism generated by China's Covid reopening and hopes the Federal Reserve will slow its pace of interest rate hikes.

Travellers began streaming into mainland China by air, land and sea on Sunday, many eager for long-awaited reunions, as Beijing opened borders that have been all but shut since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.